DF/HCC SPORE in Brain Cancer Developmental Research Program (DRP) Award

February 17, 2017

The Neuro-Oncology Program at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) is seeking applications for Developmental Research Program (DRP) projects focused on adult or pediatric gliomas.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS: Developmental Research Projects

AWARD AMOUNT: $42,750 total (direct plus indirect) from the grant to be spent by July 31, 2018 plus $25,000 (direct) from the applicant’s department

APPLICATION DEADLINE: On or before May 1, 2017

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: August 1, 2017

Funding will be provided through the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) mechanism for two awards. Applicants must be faculty members of Harvard Medical School or the Harvard School of Public Health at the level of Instructor or higher. While the proposed research may be basic or clinical, bench-to-bedside or bedside-to-bench strategies must be addressed in the application, as the ultimate purpose of the program is to promote translational research in gliomas. Minority and women applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications will be judged on 1) their scientific merit, 2) relevance to the overall mission of the DF/HCC Neuro-Oncology program 3) their potential for upgrade to full project status in the DF/HCC glioma SPORE Program and 4) the agreement of the applicant’s departmental chair to provide matching funds in the amount of $25,000 direct (+ institutional/nonfederal indirects), to be included in the application as a letter from the chair.

Application deadline is May 1, 2017. Awardees will be notified by June 1, 2017. Funding will start on August 1, 2017 and will be provided at $42,750 total (direct plus indirect) from the grant to be spent by July 31, 2018 plus $25,000 (direct) from the applicant’s department. Funds can be used for salary and/or support of research at Harvard Medical School or Harvard-affiliated hospitals and institutions.

An application consists of the following components, to be submitted as one PDF document: